29.8.08 Macedonia and Ukraine will
intensify the existing favourable cooperation in the field of culture,
it has been agreed between Minister of Culture Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska and her Ukrainian
counterpart Vasyl Vovkun.

Both ministers agreed a manifestation Days of
Macedonian Culture to be organised in late 2008 or early 2009, whereas
Ukraine in return to present its culture in Macedonia in mid-2009, the
Culture Ministry said Friday in a press release.

At the meeting, Minister Milevski presented the
capital projects developed by the Ministry, noting that by investing in
culture, for which a significant amount was being set aside from the
budget, Macedonia was included in Europe's cultural map. Ukrainian
Minister Vovkun showed interest in regard to cooperating in the field
of cultural heritage digitization.

The meeting was also attended by Macedonia's
Ambassador to Ukraine Ilija Isajlovski, who established contact between
the Macedonian Cultural Ministry and the Kiev Museum of Wax Figures for
a cooperation in the design of wax figures for the museum complex in
Skopje titled "VMRO Museum and Museum of Victims of Communism".

Macedonia and Ukraine foster continuous cooperation
in the field of culture with mutual efforts and interest to strengthen
it. Following the signing of the Education, Science and Culture
Cooperation Agreement, new opportunities were opened for intensifying
various activities in this field.